Senior Health Manager Job opening at The International Rescue Committee (IRC)

 

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. IRC was founded in the year 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. Presently in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, they restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

They are actively recruiting for the position below.

 

Role Title: Senior Health Manager

Location: Maiduguri, Borno State.

Role Responsibilities:

 

• The Senior Health Manager will lead the implementation of health program in the assigned LGAs and establish effective working relationship with government counterparts at State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA), Hospital Management Board and Local Government offices.
• You will develop health program work plans with Health Managers and monitor and supervise the Health Managers in the implementation of health program in the targeted LGAs;
• In collaboration with M & E sector, you will set high quality performance indicators, ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices and donor guidelines.
• You will seek out and nurture quality partnership with other implementing partners, local organizations and community structure.
• You will foster inter program linkages, exchange of information and experiences and contribute actively to protection mainstreaming in the health program.
• You will collaborate with other sectors such as nutrition, WASH, women protection and empowerment, Child protection to ensure holistic service is available in response to needs.
• In coordination with Assistant Health Coordinator, you will identify opportunities, formulate health program goals, objectives and intervention strategies.
• You will contribute to planning, design, planning and drafting of new proposal.
• You will ensure project activities are implemented according to the work-plan and within the allocated budgets.
• You will prepare weekly work – plans with the health teams.
• You will ensure adherence to budgets by reviewing expenditures and spending patterns.
• You will recommend grant and budget revisions to the Assistant Health Coordinator.
• You will provide recommendations and interventions to correct any identified deviations that impact budget adherence.
  

 

Required Qualifications:

 

• Master's degree in Public Health would be an added advantage, however not required,
• Three years of work experience in health system strengthening and health programs both at clinical and community-based programs, working in maternal and child health, drugs and medical supplies management and other primary Health care components is deisrable
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, travelling frequently and working in different locations
• Demonstrated grants and program management experience, preferably health related,
• Demonstrated experience working with multiple partners and stakeholders,
• Possess excellent report writing skills,
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills,
• Possess excellent budget management skills,
• Possess excellent thorough knowledge and understanding Health Policy of Nigeria,
• Previous experience working in Northern Nigeria, willingness to work in Northern Nigeria,
• Possess excellent in delivering MCH and related trainings to health staff using national or WHO guidelines,
• Should be able to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in programs management and technical staff in Quality Improvement

 

Application Deadline:

Ongoing

Application Guidelines:

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